Marxism and Real Estate Development (Routledge Studies in International Real Estate)

This book straddles two worlds and attempts to bring them together: that of Lefebvre's Marxism on the one hand, and that of real estate development on the other. Lefebvre has now become a household name amongst many contemporary Marxists, especially those with an interest in urban planning and certain quarters of the architectural profession, however his work is far less well known by real estate professionals, whether investors, developers, brokers, or, indeed, policymakers. Marxism and Real Estate: Taking Lefebvre Seriously has both a large scope and a very bold aim – to use an explication and analysis of the work of Henri Lefebvre not only to present a critique of development, but, also to draw these two worlds together. It therefore, first, aims to present the arguments of this increasingly well-known French Marxist philosopher, sociologist, and pioneer of urban studies; second, to situate contemporary real estate development in the light of Lefebvre's work; and third, to analyse the potential application of Lefebvre’s work to each of the major components of contemporary real estate, to use Lefebvre's work in order to recommend practical action for developers, working alongside planners and architects, to influence the future of global real estate. As well as its direction at developers themselves, this book should be of interest to economists, real estate researchers and professionals, planners, urban studies scholars and, of course, to those interested in the application of Lefebvre's work to real estate. This book straddles two worlds and attempts to bring them together: that of Lefebvre’s Marxism, on the one hand, and that of real estate development, on the other. Lefebvre has now become a household name amongst many contemporary Marxists, especially those with an interest in urban planning and certain quarters of the architectural profession; however, his work is far less well known by real estate professionals, whether investors, developers, brokers, or, indeed, policymakers.This book has both a large scope and a very bold aim – to use an explication and analysis of the work of Henri Lefebvre not only to present a critique of development, but, also to draw these two worlds together. It therefore, first, aims to present the arguments of this increasingly well-known French Marxist philosopher, sociologist, and pioneer of urban studies; second, to situate contemporary real estate development in the light of Lefebvre’s work; and third, to analyse the potential application of Lefebvre’s work to each of the major components of contemporary real estate, to use Lefebvre’s work in order to recommend practical action for developers, working alongside planners and architects, to influence the future of global real estate.In addition to its direction at developers themselves, this book should be of interest to economists, real estate researchers and professionals, planners, urban studies scholars, and, of course, to those interested in the application of Lefebvre’s work to real estate. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: the scale of the problem 2 Lefebvre’s argument 3 Real estate developers and the production of space 4 Scarcely heroes: urban planning and real estate development 5 Hardly villains: real estate developers and differential space 6 Lefebvre and the analysis of real estate developers 7 Living at the centre: residential real estate development 8 Swings and roundabouts: commercial real estate 9 In the way of public buildings 10 Conclusion: lessons learned Index "This book aims to present the arguments of the increasingly well-known French Marxist philosopher, sociologist and pioneer of urban studies, Henri Lefebvre, in order to develop a guide to practical action for urban planners, investors and even developers to influence the future of global real estate"-- Provided by publisher